On January 28, 2025, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it is pausing acceptance of the . The Form I-134A was created for prospective sponsors . The USCIS explained that it is pausing acceptance of the I-134A in accordance with President Donald Trump’s January 20, 2025 Executive Order titled . In section 7(b) of the Securing Our Borders order, President Trump directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to take appropriate action to “[t]erminate all categorical parole programs that are contrary to the policies of the United States established in my Executive Orders, including the program known as the “Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.”

Invocation of Alien Enemies Act Against Tren de Aragua
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation applying the Alien Enemies Act to Venezuelan members of Tren de Aragua who are neither U.S. citizens nor LPRs.